MOAA greatly appreciates the efforts of this Committee in hosting roundtable discussions, hearings, and introducing legislation to address this outdated system.

I have to say I am very concerned with what I see lately and what appears to be a very highly charged political environment on our Nation's campuses that I think is turning into a bit of a threat to free speech and academic freedom.

we found that in those particular schools, 90 percent secure a job upon graduation in their field, whether it is nursing assistant or phlebotomist, whatever it may be.

Obviously, the idea in Tennessee, we are very committed to education and training our people, community college is free in our State to residents there.

the accreditation process is compromised.

I mean, when you have very limited dollars and so much of it is chewed up on this fee, and you wonder what is that for and this appraisal is for and that and so on, I'm afraid it scares people away.

My goal is to not advocate necessarily for wholesale replacement of the current appraisal process, but we should look at every regulation, every process to ensure that they are meeting the veteran's needs, which is the goal that I know…

I want to commend the work of the Loan Guaranty Service, as it is one of the most well run business lines within the Veterans Business Administration.

I want to ensure that we do everything we can to pursue and ensure veterans do not begin to experience long wait times to receive an appraisal.

It's a pleasure to join the Subcommittee on Health today to talk about my draft legislation to require VA to implement a pilot program for medical scribes within VA medical centers (VAMCs).

It is a pleasure to join the Subcommittee on Health today to talk about my draft legislation.

I say this as a joke, but it was an electronic health record that made me congressman.